True Colors

there's no insight in this show. it's just an awkward mess. not funny. not enlightening. just people put into ridiculous situations that are very hard to navigate through. most people are so shocked that they don't know what to say, so they spit up word diarrhea. bad idea. it's only funny if you are racist. personally, the whole thing just made me uncomfortable.

wow never thought i would be discriminated against other than by black people apparentlyYou dont know what its like being male middle class and whiteshow is bla

The entire show is trying to pinpoint a white racist. Let's get both sides.There are just as many african american racists as caucausian but from what I have seen the entire show is about white people being racist.What would a black person do if they were offered jeans made only for black people?

Perhaps I don't have the right mindset watching this series, but I really haven't a clue what the show is trying to point out. At first glance, it seemed to be a show about race. The mere fact that it's title, "True Colors" also indicates as such. But each time I watch an episode/clip, I walk away feeling like the true nature of the subject has nothing to do with race but human responses to being thrown into odd situations. Granted the show is listed in the "comedies" section, I still do not feel it has any comedic value either. At the end of each clip, the intended "targets" let out a forced laugh along with the "actors". Honestly nothing about this show appeals to be, as it has presented neither the comedic value nor any discussion on race. The mere fact that I watch them is more out of curiosity then anything else. I'm often wondering who produces these clips because anyone funding this sort of stuff is either an incredible genius(who understand some deep value this show presents) or a lunatic with lots of money.

this show is stupid. what exactly is the point of it? are really all the black people angry with the present generation about the history of slavery in America? Chris L. you are obvious really mad with the "white folks" and probably because of people like you racism is perpetuated every day in America. the guy in the show gets so mad, like he's about to do something, ...o wait, there is nothing he can do because he does not understand what the problem is...!!!!

I think John missed the point in that this show isn't intended to perpetuate bigotry. It is meant to highlight the fact that white folks don't understand that they occupy a place of power by simple virtue of the level of melatonin in our skins. Most of us don't understand that looking like those who generate the dominant ideology means we can never fully grasp what it means to not be part of the dominant culture. In fact, many white folks have been told time and again that seeing color is a bad thing and therefore are terrified to recognize and examine their own position in relations to the hidden locus of power that is whiteness. But to ignore skin tone as a factor in American society is to ignore hundreds of years of painful history and the difficulties that still exist for those who aren't part of the dominant culture. John also needs to recognize that referring to Hulu staffers as "gentlemen" assumes that everyone employed by the site has a Y chromosome. I also resent the remark about communication degrees.As for the rest of the previous reviewers, I don't think you quite got it either. This young woman is dumb. Much like people who think everyone from south of the border speaks "Mexican," she isn't racist, just stupid. And the woman with the clipboard wasn't coercing her (this would imply that the interviewee felt threatened). I think the girl just didn't understand the question she was being asked or the answer she was giving. I agree that some folks who weren't white should have been asked the question, but only because I think you would see some even more shocking ways in which the dominant ideology functions to mask white privilege while simultaneously strengthening it.I hope more episodes of this get posted soon. This first episode is funny and poignant despite its brevity. We need more media texts that demonstrate just how messed up things are, even if white folks want to convince themselves that "color doesn't matter."